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Red Envelope Project A grassroots initiative to express moral outrage over President Obama's administration' s promotion of abortion is garnering much Internet attention. Just as American revolutionaries used tea to protest the action's of the British government, those concerned with life are utilizing the power of red envelopes to protest abortion. Supporters have been encouraged to send an empty red envelope to President Obama, symbolizing a single child who died because of abortion. On the back of each envelope, is a handwritten message that reads: "This envelope represents one child who died in abortion. It is empty because that life...

each Rep allowed one minute to speak.

One Ringy Dingy, Two Ringy Dingy's, Three .... Written by Melanie Morgan    Thursday, 12 February 2009 I got an early wakeup call from the East Coast Thursday morning. The alert came from the office of Sen. Arlen Specter, the alleged Republican whose office I stormed on Monday. Specter wanted to talk with me, mano y mano. As I write this, I am still waiting for the Senator’s call. I’m not sure what he wanted to tell me. Lobbying from nonsensical moderates doesn’t work on me. Maybe he wanted to tell me that I shouldn’t barge into his offices...

In a press conference Thursday, the House Republican leadership spoke candidly about being kept out of the House-Senate conference on the Obama-Pelosi-Reid so-called “economic stimulus” bill. They confirmed they had not yet seen the text of the bill as of 4 p.m. <SNIP> The fact that the Demos have now broken their promise to have the public able to see the bill for 48 hours may drive more Dems into the Republican camp. “[I] don’t know, ‘cause they haven’t seen the bill either,” Boehner said. “The American people have a right to know what’s in this bill,” Rep. Mike Pence...

European bank bail-out could push EU into crisis A bail-out of the toxic assets held by European banks' could plunge the European Union into crisis, according to a confidential Brussels document. By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Last Updated: 3:50PM GMT 11 Feb 2009 “Estimates of total expected asset write-downs suggest that the budgetary costs – actual and contingent - of asset relief could be very large both in absolute terms and relative to GDP in member states,” the EC document, seen by The Daily Telegraph, cautioned. "It is essential that government support through asset relief should not be on a...

Downturn worst for 100 years, says Ed Balls Ed Balls is a former Chief Secretary to the Treasury and was even tipped as a possible Chancellor Elizabeth Judge The economic downturn is so severe that it would surpass even the Great Depression of the 1930s, Ed Balls said yesterday. In an extradorinary admission about the extent of the financial crisis, the Schools Secretary and a close ally of the Prime Minister, declared that the downturn was the most serious global recession for "over 100 years". He said: "The reality is that this is becoming the most serious global recession for,...

H.R.1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Print) [Struck out->] SEC. 9201. FEDERAL COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH. [<-Struck out] [Struck out->] (a) Establishment- There is hereby established a Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (in this section referred to as the `Council'). [<-Struck out] [Struck out->] (b) Purpose; Duties- The Council shall-- [<-Struck out]

ICYMI --- The Senate just killed a THUNE Ammendment which would have replaced the ENTIRE ammount the so called stimulus with a CHECK to every taxpayer.. this would have given about 5,000 bucks to every single taxpayer, and about 10,000 bucks to every couple filing jointly. 61 idiots voted to kill it... if you think this would have been a better stimulous that the pork that is currently being debated than i suggest you call your senator if they are one of the 61

February 3, 2009 Nothing to lose: how Mugabe’s banker turned Z$1,000,000,000,000 into Z$1 Notes with many zeros confused people and computers. So Gideon Gono ordered that noughts be crossed out Martin Fletcher in Harare Gideon Gono, widely regarded as the world’s most disastrous central banker, knocked another 12 zeros off the Zimbabwean dollar yesterday in an attempt to bring the national currency back from the realms of the fantastical. In a stroke, the governor of Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank slashed the street value of the Zimbabwean dollar from $250 trillion to one US dollar to 250, because the computers, calculators and...

General Sessions Court Judge Bob Moon on Wednesday told a female home invasion victim she needs to buy a gun to protect herself. "There should be a law that law abiding citizens with no felony convictions should own a gun," the judge said while setting bond for Colton Dobbins. Judge Moon told Danielle Walker, "I know many fine police officers. But we can't depend on the police to protect us any more." He said Chattanooga is the 57th most dangerous city in the country, and to many criminals "the value of human life means nothing to them." The judge said,...

[PREFACE} I am sure there will be plenty of opportunites to provide substantive criticism of President Obama's decisions over the next four years. I encourage folks to provide that substantive criticism without being disrespectful. Over the past 8 years President Bush has been bombarded with personal attacks by his critics. Let us all resolve NOT to follow in THOSE footsteps just because the shoe is now on the other foot. MY PRAYER: Father God, Ruler of All Nations, Father of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is with a grateful and humble heart that I come before you today...

It was late at night as the Pope, who had departed this world, was approaching the gates of heaven. There was no one around, but there was a small shack just prior to the gates with a light on. The Pope stepped into the shack and startled a young man half asleep sitting at a small gray desk. "Excuse me" said the Pope, "but I'm supposed to check in here with St. Peter, but there is no one at the gate." "Yea, Yea" said the young man, "Where are your orders?" "I don't have any orders, " said the Pope....

http://cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN_wm.aspx Will we hear a peep about Obama's Constitutional eligibility? I doubt it..

Title edited from original. TV networks: Don't raise eligibility questions Fox, CNN, MSNBC all refuse permission for advertising time Barack Obama's campaign officials and transition office repeatedly have rejected reporters' requests for comment on questions raised over his lack of documentation regarding his birth and the resulting concerns over his eligibility to be president. Now a number of media organizations apparently don't want questions raised either. WND columnist Janet Porter told WND she found that out when her organization, Faith2Action.org, tried to purchase airtime to publicize information about the eligibility concerns. She told WND that national networks that refused to...

<p>The nation's top selling conservative author has been banned from appear on NBC, insiders tell the DRUDGE REPORT, banned for life! MORE...</p>

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in early December to discuss the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama, his spokesman said.

http://reenactmentof1776.com You cannot defeat tyranny with the traditional methods. The Reenactment of 1776 believes that everybody has been going about it the wrong way. Everybody has been trying the democratic way to get through their agenda and causes. It doesn't work because the lawyers have created a "Legal Class." The "Legal Class" has monopolized our governments. This class is manipulating the democratic process including only those that are in their class. We, the people of the Lower & Middleclass are excluded. No matter what your issue or cause is, you'll never succeed because the "Legal Class" will stymie your efforts....

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Not her best competitive year, but good enough to move on to level 6 this year..

David Osborne Thank you for your honor and commitment in serving and protecting us.

Just caught the tail end of a breaking report on Fox that President Bush has arrived in Afghanistan after his surprise trip to Iraq.

BAGHDAD -- President George W. Bush on Sunday made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that defines his presidency, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it

Marblehead, Mass. (PRWEB) December 11, 2008 -- Dr. Mary Maxwell, political scientist, said today: "Obama's silence about his citizenship is indefensible and unworkable. Next Monday, the 538 members of the Electoral college meet and they are at risk, themselves, of violating state election laws if they participate in a fraud." "If a presidential candidate's claim that he meets the requirements are later found to be false," Maxwell said,"one or more of the 50 states could bring charges against him. But that would be a terrible thing if it comes after Inauguration Day. It would be better if a state would...

Are you going to be there? I think it is fair to ask the Floida Electors to wait until the USSC hears the arguments regarding whether or not Obama is Constitutionaly QUALIFIED to be President

http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1515857 I created a new group on LinkedIN for USA Gymnasts and parents of gymnasts to network and discuss the competitive season. If you know any gymnasts or parents of gymnasts please invite them to join this group. David 850-933-8511

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6771521759788800576&ei=itpBSYniIoaYrQLb47XhDA&q=bob+schultz+press+conference FREEPERS, If you care about our Constitution you will listen to the video at the link below. It is a 90 minute video and the only video you will see of this conference where the Constitutional qualification issue was discussed. It is important to listen to the ENTIRE video, even if you feel like quitting before it is finished. It is important to hear the questions from the Media following the speakers. I hope you will listen and if you think this issue is important that you will send the link to others. I trust you believe our Constitution...

British officials said during a House of Commons meeting that a Scotland Yard raid of a opposition member's parliamentary office was unwarranted. The New York Times (NYSE:NYT) said Thursday that members of the House of Commons were in an uproar over last week's raid, which targeted British Conservative Party chief immigration spokesman Damian Green. The 52-year-old opposition official spoke out against Scotland Yard's actions during Wednesday's Commons gathering, drawing cheers from Commons members. "Let me make it absolutely clear that I believe that members of Parliament are not above the law," Green said, "and that those who have the real...

I just listened to the plainsradio Dec 1 broadcast! Thanx STARWISE for the bigtime tip http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2141126/posts Leo Donofrio & Cort Wrotnowski on Plains Radio Network Now - 6PM CST and the below poster: To: All Leo Donofrio is back on Plains Radio Network now live: http://www.plainsradio.com/chat.html 125 posted on Monday, December 01, 2008 11:02:24 PM by Deepest End ("It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government." - Thomas Paine) What I heard ended just before midnight EST here – straight off the listen live button so I take it this was 1st or 2nd...

11/26/2008 Obama Should End The Birth Certificate Controversy By The Rev. Michael Bresciani, For The Bulletin The question of whether Barack Obama was actually born in Kenya thus disqualifying him to run as a presidential candidate will not go away. It is like the little mushrooms that appear every morning under the tree, they keep coming back. What should the president-elect do? It is not fair to label those who want answers as racists, disillusioned right-wingers, conspiracy nuts or any other convenient appellation thereby asking them to simply shut up. Lawsuits filed to require that an official vault document...

http://army.togetherweserved.com/profile/84584 ATTN: My fellow veterans Today I was invited to join Together We Served. Is is the best veteran networking site I have found on the web. You can input all of the units you have served in input all your awards and have a "rack" built on your profile. If you are interested in joining this network please freepmail you e-mail address and I will send you an invite. You can view my profile page at the link above only because I have made my page pulic. You can keep your profile private and only visibile to your "buddies"...

Are we talking about bailing out the automakers for making poor business decisions? For years the Detroit automakers have been giving in to Union demands and political pressures which has resulted in employees of the automakers industry getting unreasonable compensation packages. The chickens have come home to roost. This was forseeable and avoidable and now the automakers want us to bail them out. Actually, what we would be doing is enabling more of the same bad business decisions that got them into this mess in the first place. Same thing with the financial institutions, which is another part of the...

WASHINGTON -- Veterans and active-duty military not in uniform can now render the military-style hand salute during the playing of the national anthem, thanks to changes in federal law that took effect this month. “The military salute is a unique gesture of respect that marks those who have served in our nation’s armed forces,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake. “This provision allows the application of that honor in all events involving our nation’s flag.” The new provision improves upon a little known change in federal law last year that authorized veterans to render the military-style hand...

Link only due to FR policy.

Now that America has a new President Elect, I was wondering when we might start hearing about the disgraceful treatment of Bush. I voted for G.W., twice, even though I didn't agree with him when we went to war with Iraq. I figured that he and Congress must have known something that I didn't and that there was possibly a good reason that I wasn't aware of. When the war started having its problems and no WMDs were found it didn't take long before the same people that voted for the war started throwing G.W. under the bus. The mainstream...

got this in an e-mail gotta see it to believe it.. AMAZING FLIGHT RECOVERY !! David

This could be a MAJOR Constitutional crisis IF Obama wins on Tuesday.. MUST SEE VIDEO.. JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose a whopping 14.4 percent -- its biggest gain in 11 years -- to 12,596.29, a day after plunging more than 12 percent. South Korea's Kospi jumped 5.6 percent to 999.16.

In a 2001 Chicago Public Radio Interview Obama is discussing the best way to bring about a Redistribution of Wealth. This Video Exposes the radical underneath the rhetoric!

http://www.agreeinprayer.com/ Excerpt: Pastor Mark Arnold believed what God told him to do and obeyed God and on Tuesday Morning, September 9, 2008 made a trip to Lebanon, Ohio, where he was able to give a "message" from the LORD to Mr. John McCain and Todd and Sarah Palin.

For the record I voted for Sarah Palin in the FR poll, but was disapointed that only 40% of FReepers agreed with me.. I would like to see a new FR poll asking how many FReepers are happy with Sarah Palin.. I bet it would be 90% ---- the same as her approval rating in Alaska.... and soon to be her approval in the USA !! On another note I wonder if anyone is making bumber stickers that say Vote for Sarah PALIN for VP... because come November that is what I will be doing... John McCain is tha “baggage”...

I don't recall where I FIRST heard this term used, but I think it is quickly becoming a potential REALITY.. I have resisted posting anything "negative" on Obama becuase I can't stand the theme of THIS election... ---> Vote for the "R" because the "D" is worse. -------- President Obama will declare the Declaration of INdependence has been "updated" and "modernized" and will declare himself "THE ONE". Every living creature must submit to and declare their allegiance to "THE ONE". The people of the WORLD must unite and declare that they are dependant on "THE ONE" to provide all of...

I was told today that I will be granted permission to take possession of some used body armor to be donated to our friends overseas if needed.. I returned home from Iraq in Janurary and no longer have any direct contacts in Baghdad. If anyone has some contacts in the sandbox who are working directly with Iraqi Security Forces and can find out if they can use some body armor please contact me ASAP. Sergeant First Class (U.S. Army Drill Sergeant) / Deputy Sheriff David Osborne 850-933-8511

A woman in a hot air balloon realizes she is lost. She lowers her altitude and spots a man fishing from a boat below.?? She shouts to him, 'Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.' The man consults his portable GPS and replies, 'You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude. She rolls her eyes and...

I happen to be a member of the "conservative wing" of the Republican party, and McCain was my LAST choice in the Primary. My Dream ticket during the Primary was Duncan Hunter/Sarah Palin..... I was thrilled to see McCain was able to convince Sarah Palin to join his ticket, however I am afraid it just might not be enough.. Sarah Palin is doing a great job energizing us conservatives, however it takes more than "vote for me becuase my opponent is worse" camaign to win an election.... few if any conservatives are excited about the "McCain" campaign which is reflected...

WASHINGTON — President Bush has agreed to host a summit of world leaders soon to discuss the global response to the financial crisis.

CAUGHT ON TAPE - BUT STILL AT LARGE ! 1 Min 48 Seconds to FREEDOM ! Gotta see this video ! -- Inmate cleverly escapes from Max Security Prison... I normally don't like to give inmates credit but this one probably deserves to be free after pulling this one off David

http://www.youtube.com/user/Matthewspiano I am a 14 year old pianist who has been taking lessons since I was four. Although challenged with Tourettes Syndrome, Aspergers Syndrome, Dyslexia and ADHD, I have been performing live since the age of six

http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/988227 Mark Mulligan for U.S. CONGRESS I am joining the Mark Mulligan for U.S. Congress team! Please join with me and help Mark defeat Allen Boyd (Florida District 2) http://www.markmulliganforcongress.com/index.html I welcome discussion on the topic. David Osborne Tallahassee, Florida (850) 933-8511

It is OBVIOUS to me that the "bailout bill" is a clear violation of Article I Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution in that it DID NOT originate in the House... How do WE THE PEOPLE go about getting the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on this?

Here are some of the special-interest provisions that are now part of the Wall Street bailout legislation. The bill started at 3 pages, grew to 106 pages, and is now 451 pages. Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502) Wooden Arrows designed for use by children (Sec. 503) 6 page package of earmarks for litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, Alaska (Sec. 504) Virgin Island and Puerto Rican Rum (Section 308) American Samoa (Sec. 309) Mine Rescue Teams (Sec. 310) Mine Safety Equipment (Sec. 311) Domestic Production Activities in Puerto Rico (Sec. 312) Indian Tribes (Sec. 314, 315) Railroads (Sec....